Materials and Teacher Development in Precollege Education

芝加哥大学学校数学项目正在进行中 在课堂上开发和实施全面的K-12 旨在提高所有小学生数学教育水平的计划 学生和大多数中学生， 处于中等成就范围。 最新的课程， 强调解决问题和应用，正在编写， 在芝加哥地区的学校进行测试。 在其基本（K-6）部分中， 一个项目旨在减少用于教学的时间 计算技能，介绍更多的几何和统计，并使用 计算机算术辅助教学，拓展 数学的应用。 该项目的初始资金由Amoco提供 基金会额外供资，以协助支持中学 卡内基基金会提供了这一部分的资金。 NSF资助 将有助于支持基本组件。 该项目将实地测试小学数学教材 正在开发的，包括计算器工作簿，问题 解决练习册和工作卡，旨在指导学生在 独立使用各种手法。 它将开发一个模型 教师培训，以确保成功使用 开发材料。 该模式将重点培养通才 幼儿园至3年级的教师和4至6年级的专业教师。 一 将编写一套教师培训教材， 主管、协调员和其他希望接受培训的人员 程序.

The University of Chicago School Mathematics Project is in the process of developing and implementing in the classroom a comprehensive K-12 program designed to upgrade mathematics education for all elementary school students and for the majority of secondary school students who are in the middle achievement range. An up-to-date curriculum, emphasizing problem solving and applications, is being written and tested in Chicago area schools. In its elementary (K-6) component, the project seeks to reduce the amount of time devoted to teaching computational skills, introduce more geometry and statistics, and use calculator arithmetic to aid instruction and expand the teaching of applications of mathematics. Initial funding for the project has been provided by the Amoco Foundation. Additional funding, to assist in supporting the secondary component, has been provided by the Carnegie Foundation. NSF funding will help support the elementary component. The project will field test the elementary school mathematics materials that are being developed, including calculator workbooks, problem solving workbooks, and workcards designed to guide students in the independent use of a variety of manipulatives. It will develop a model for the teacher training necessary to assure successful use of the developed materials. The model will focus on training generalist teachers for grades K-3 and specialist teachers for grades 4-6. A teacher training package will be prepared for use by mathematics supervisors, coordinators, and others who wish to adopt the training program.